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ATTORNEYS W/TNESSES ROBERT P. ORR, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.4

TENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 14, 1908.

Application filed November 2, 1907. Serial No. 400,374.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT P. OBR, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Tent, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to portable tent frames, such as shown and described in the Letters Patent of the United States, No. 853,560, granted to me May 14, 1907.

The object of theinvention is to provide a new and improved tent, arran ed to thoroughly rotect against the inc emency of the weat er, and to insure proper ventilation, thus rendering tent life exceedingly healthy and comfortable.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, which will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement, parts being broken out Fig. 2 is a perspective view of part of the framework, and Fig. 3 is a sectional perspective view of a modified form of the improvement.

The Hoor A of the tent, is preferably made of boards, arranged transversely and nailed to sills B, adapted to rest on a suitable support, which may be fixed, or in the form of the running gear C of a vehicle, to permit of conveniently moving the tent about from place to place.

On the sides of the floor A are erected posts D, connected with each other at each side of the tent by an eave rail E, and the posts D are connected by rafters F with a ridge rail G, thus providing a peaked top for the tent.

An inner canvas cover/H is stretched over the ridge rail G and thefafters F, the sides H of this canvas cover H terminating at the outer faces of the eave rails E, as plainly illustrated in the drawings. The sides H are preferably doubled u or rovided with a bar, so as to securely ho d t e inner canvas cover H in a stretched position. In winter time, it may be desirable to extend the inner canvas down to the floor of the tent.

An outer or a main canvas cover I serves to inclose the entire framework of the tent, and the said main canvas cover I extends over an auxiliary or supplementary ridge rail J, supported at intervals by studs J from the main ridge rail G. The main canvas cover I also passes over longitudinally-extending rods K, supported by eyes K from the posts D, at the eave rails E, and in such a manner that a Ventilating space is formed between the inner canvas cover H and the outer canvas cover I at the peak of the tent. As shown in Fig. 3 the main canvas cover I instead of being supported on the longitudinal rods K may be supported on rods K2, attached by studs K3 to the rafters F, the upper ends of the rods K2 supporting the auxiliary ridge rail J 2.

The sides I of the main canvas cover I are buttoned or otherwise fastened at L to the iioor A, outside of the base board A for the said floor, and the projecting eave edges I2 of the canvas cover I are preferably connected with guy ropes N, attached to stakes driven p in the ground, so as to give the desired stability to the tent in storms and the like. One or each end I3 of the main canvas cover I is provided in the peak portion with ventilating screens O, adapted to be closed or opened by suitable flaps I), and apertures Q are formed in the peak portion of the end I3, to connect with the space between the inner canvas cover H and the outer canvas cover I. Thus by the arrangement described air can readily circulate through the space between the covers H and I, both in a lengthwise direction as Well as up and down.

One or both ends I3 are provided with slits for the ingress and egress of the persons making use of the tent, and one side of this slit is provided with two fiaps I4 and I5, to receive between them the other side I of the slit, so that rain, snow, wind, dust and the like, is not liable to pass through the slit when the same is closed, suitable fastening devices R being provided, to securely fasten the two sides of the slit together. A storage closet B is formed between the sills B, as indicated in Fig. 1.

The several parts forming the frame of the tent are preferably fastened together by bolts, so as to permit of conveniently setting up the tent frame or knocking down the same Whenever it is desired to do so.

Having thus described my invention, l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A tent comprising a peaked tent frame, an inner canvas cover for the peak of the said frame and terminating at the eaves of the frame, and an outer canvas cover inclosing the sides of the tent frame and having its peak portion spaced from the said inner canvas cover.

2. A tent comprising a peaked tent frame, an inner canvas cover for the peak of the said frame and terminating at the eaves of the frame, and an outer canvas cover inclosing the sides and ends of the tent frame and having its peak portion spaced from the said inner canvas cover, the ends of the said outer cover having apertures in its peak portions of its ends for the entrance of air to the space between the covers.

3. A tent comprising a peaked tent frame, an inner canvas cover for the peak of the said frame, an outer canvas cover inclosing the inner cover and the sides of the tent frame, and supporting bars exterior of the said inner canvas cover and attached to the tent frame at the peak and eaves thereof, for supporting the peak portion of the outer canvas cover and holding it spaced from the said inner canvas.

4. A tent comprising a peaked tent frame, an inner canvas cover extending over the peak of the said frame and having its sides extending to the outer faces of the eave rails of the said frame, supports attached to the peak and at the eaves of the said tent frame exteriorly of the said inner canvas cover, and an exterior main canvas cover stretched over the said support and inclosing the peak ends and sides of the tent frame, the said outer canvas having projecting eave-edges to which guy ropes are adapted to be attached.

5. A tent comprising a peaked frame hav ing a ridge pole and eave rails, an inner canvas cover extending over the ridge pole of the frame and terminating at the eave-rails, a supplemental ridge pole spaced from and supported above the main ridge pole, rods 01 bars spaced from and supported above the eave-rails, and an outer canvas cover extending over the supplemental ridge pole, the rods or bars at the eaves and down the sides of the frame and secured to the lower portion thereof.

6. A tent comprising a peaked frame having a ridge pole and eave-rails, an inner canvas cover extending over the ridge pole and terminating at the outer faces of the eaverails, a supplemental ridge-pole spaced from and supported above the main ridge pole, rods or bars spaced from and supported above the eave-rails, and an outer canvas cover extending over the supplemental ridge pole, the bars or rods at the eaves and down the sides of the frame and secured to the lower portion thereof, the said outer cover having eave edges projecting beyond the side portions thereof and to which guy ropes are adapted to be attached.

7. In a tent, a peaked frame, an inner canvas cover for the peak of the frame, and an outer canvas cover extending over the inner cover and spaced therefrom, and then extended down the sides of the frame and secured to the lower portion thereof, the outer cover being provided With eave portions projecting beyond the side portions and to Which guy ropes are adapted to be attached.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT l). ORR.

Vitnesses:

THEO. G. HosTER, EVERARD B. MARSHALL. 

